12/12/2012 | Argentina

Several people were reportedly injured and others were arrested during a protest that took place in front of the Tucumán provincial house in downtown Buenos Aires. An angry mob had gathered in front of it to protest the ruling in the Marita Verón case.

13/12/2012 | Argentina

Tucumán’s Security Minister Mario López Herrera tendered his resignation amidst the scandal surrounding the ruling in the Maritá Verón case, which acquitted thirteen people suspected of abducting her in 2002.

14/12/2012 | Argentina

Alberto Piedrabuena, head of the Tucumán court that cleared all 13 defendants in the Marita Verón disappearance case, reaffirmed today that he would not be stepping down from his post any time soon and that he was “content and calm” with the decision that was made in court this week.

09/07/2013 | Argentina

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner today praised the recovery of the Argentine state during the 10 years of Kirchnerite ruling, as she headed the Independence Day main rally held this afternoon in Tucumán province.

12/11/2013 | Argentina

The Supreme Court has ordered the national government to adopt measures recommended by judges in the north of Argentina in order to intensify the fight against drug trafficking gangs, operating in the provinces of Jujuy, Salta and Tucumán.

10/12/2013 | Argentina

The police conflict that is hitting several provinces across the country has already claimed the lives of 7 people, officials confirmed. Two were killed in the provinces of Tucumán and Chaco, while further deaths in Jujuy and Entre Rios added to last week's tragedy in Córdoba.

10/12/2013 | Argentina

The Santa Fe Police Force has accepted the offer of an increased minimum wage from governor Antonio Bonfatti, and will lift protests that had led to widespread conflict and looting in certain areas of the province.

15/12/2013 | Argentina

By Mempo Giardinelli Not easy to analyze what happened this week in Argentina. And above all why (observe the novelty) it happened throughout this vast nationwide territory. There was hardly a province which did not repeat the police blackmail initiated and pampered in Córdoba the previous week.

17/12/2013 | Argentina

Tucumán’s Supreme Court has overturned the ruling which cleared 13 suspects of involvement in the disappearance of Marita Verón, and sent 10 of those accused in the human trafficking case back to be sentenced for the crimes.

22/12/2013 | Argentina

By James NeilsonAccording to Cabinet chief Jorge Capitanich, the mutinous cops and the thousands of looters whose rampage helped them get a big pay rise were working on behalf of coup-mongers, nasty individuals associated with “remnants of the dictatorship” and sinister “corporations” that are determined to put an end to Argentina’s already 30-year long affair with democracy.

20/01/2014 | Argentina

Power and water companies raised their bills by 27 percent since the beginning of this year, while thousands of users are still suffering from blackouts in their homes. The federal government is considering removing the subsidies within the metropolitan area, where rates are lower than the rest of the country.

28/05/2014 | Argentina

In his daily press briefing, Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich praised the progress made in negotiations with UTA Transport Union that allowed to prevent a national strike initially announced for today and said the government is making similar efforts to try to avert the walkout that bank workers have planned for tomorrow.

29/05/2014 | Argentina

The Banking Association union today carried out a 24-hour strike, despite the government’s efforts to reach a deal yesterday. The workers rejected the mandatory conciliation declared yesterday by the Ministry of Labour and went ahead with a walkout that affected both public and private banks nationwide.

07/07/2014 | Argentina

After some uncertainty, it was finally confirmed today that vice-president Amado Boudou will fill in for President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and head Wednesday's Independence Day celebration in San Miguel de Tucumán.

09/07/2014 | Argentina

Vicepresident Amado Boudou arrived in San Miguel de Tucumán to head the official Independence Day celebration and renewed his call against colonialism, in reference to the country’s battle against the so-called vulture funds and to Britain’s presence in the South Atlantic and Malvinas islands.

23/12/2014 | Argentina

Tucumán’s Federal attorney Carlos Brito requested army-chief César Milani’s to testify before local courts, under the charges of “ideological falsehood and concealment”, following the disappearance of conscript Alberto Agapito Ledo during the last military dictatorship in 1976-1983.

05/08/2011 | Argentina

Tucumán police conducted a mass land eviction, concerning more than 200 families who were squatting on a site in the suburbs of the Tucumán capital. In resistance of the evacuation, squatters threw rocks, sticks, and used machetes against the officials on the fringe of the site.

28/08/2011 | Argentina

As the slow recount continues, the population in the Tucumán province awaits the official results of the gubernatorial election held on Sunday, although all indications suggest current governor José Alperovich will be reelected once more by a landslide.

28/08/2011 | Argentina

Tucumán governor José Alperovich, who was running for reelection for a second time, claimed victory on Sunday night and thanked former President Néstor Kirchner assuring that the change in the province “was made possible by him.”

14/01/2013 | Sports

11/11/2011 | Arts and Media

The well-remembered Argentine folklore singer, Mercedes Sosa won the Latin Grammy award for “Best Folk Music Album” for, “Deja la vida volar - En gira,” her posthumous album edited last year, on the first anniversary of her death.